Miracles

The day is beautiful and the wind is calm. The view from my home is amazing on a hill so high you can watch over the ocean. I come to this spot to think and relax, my life isn't well put together like most families. "Luara!" My mom yelled from inside. My grandma comes over and usually has to help or control her a bit because she is drunk. The only time she comes around and wants to try and act like a grandmother is when she is on something or has been drinking. I walked inside and what do you know, my grandmother leaning over the bar glaring at me drunk. "Can you make up the guest room for your grandmother, please?" Mom asked.. she knows how embarrassing and aggravating she is especially to me, especially when she showed up to my high school graduation...after I made it up grandma went to sleep. I walked back to my spot on hill. As I looked out at the ocean, I felt like a part of me was missing, but never figured it out. Then something told me just go for a swim. "Mom!, I'm going out for a swim!" I yelled.."okay, honey be careful!" I always wondered about this small island called merkle island. So I borrowed a speed boat and rode out to it. First sight it was beautiful and I felt so comfortable. I didn't want to leave. There was beautiful flowers all around and trees and birds singing and the sound of the ocean waves crashing in..I started walking toward the woods and saw a small opening into the rock wall. It looked like some kind of pool like a cave under water. It was getting late so I headed back home but didn't want to tell anyone because they might come explore and claim it. I will come back tomorrow night.

The next day I woke so excited and ready to go but can't yet."where the hell is everyone?" Grandma grumbled. I took a deep breath and got up. "Good morning grandma." I said half asleep. "Fix some breakfast."she demanded. "Mom will be up in a min. She is really picking about food." I said. "What the hell do you do all day then? Nothing?" She complained. I just walked off and I started hearing her coughing really bad, and it kind of concerned me. "You okay?" I asked ."yeah, I just coughed." She grumbled. I went and got dressed and called up my friend jayda. She is the only person in the world I trust with anything. " Are you busy tonight?" I asked her "no not really, what's up?" She replied. "I need you to come with me tonight to merkle island." I said nervously. "Merkle island! Why are we going there at night?" She shouted."I'll explain later. Don't say anything to anyone though." I hung up and grandma was standing at my door, as if she heard everything."going out to Merkle island huh?" She asked. " Just to explore " I hesitated. She grinned and walked away.

I got up and got dressed and I was too excited too wait so I went over to borrow jayda's speed boat and wen solo for now. Same as last time, as soon as I got on the island it felt more than a home. I walked over to the opening I had seen earlier, and chizzled it open with a rock, just enough to squeeze through. I slid down the slippery Rock and landed on flat gray stones that shapes around the most beautiful blue water you have ever seen. I looked up and there is a large opening shaped as a circle.
By this time I had been down here all day and didn't realize it. It was getting dark and the only light seen was from the full moon that glistened off the ocean waves. I slowly slid into the water and it was not like the rest of the ocean it was warm and tingly. Then I heard the sound of a boat approaching. It cut off."Laura?, Are you out here?" A voice called. It was Jayda. "In here, in the cave," I said excitingly. She peeked in and was amazed. She climbed in and looked around. "It's beautiful, what is this?" She asked. "You should try this water it is so comfortable and lovely." I begged.

She looked nervous and slowly got in. Then all over a sudden the water started bubbling like a Jacuzzi and the bright light from moon was shining right over the top opening of cave. I layed back and watched amazed at how that big beautiful du moon evenly moved right over the top like that, the water felt magical and so comforting. "What's happening!?" Jayda screamed. "Idk, but it feels amazing, just relax." I said. She then layed back and enjoyed the feeling. Soon the moon had passed over and the water went back to normal. "That was amazing!" I screamed. "I know, but we should be getting back now." She explained.

The next morning I woke up, grandma and my mother were on the sofa crying. She just got back from her doctors appointment I think. I'm guessing it is not good news. "Laura, honey come sit, we need to talk." Mom sadly said. "Grandma has cancer and it has spread so bad she has not long to live." Mom cried. "No!, I can't believe this." I cried. I hugged my grandma, and for once I felt her life e back. I went to clean myself up in the bathroom, I turned bath water on and soon as I touched the water, it happened. The moment my life changes forever.

I fell down and my clothes disappeared and a long light pink and white scaly fish tail. "Oh...my...good!" I whispered to myself.  I am a mermaid. You'd think I'd be scared or mad, but for some reason I was happier and felt like that missing piece is placed now. As I sat there waiting for legs to come back. I could not wait to call Jayda. She said same thing happened to her too. "I think the pool in the cave had something to do with this and the moon!" She said. "I think so to. But we can't tell anyone because you don't know what some people would do." I explained. I told Grandma I would be back later and that I loved her. She looked at me very odd, and said "I know." And she grinned. I felt connected with her in a strange but good way. I walked out to my spot on Hill and just staring out at sea. Then it hit me. I can go in the ocean now. I called Jayda up and asked her to meet me by the beach.
And we looked at each other and went in.

It is a whole other works down here. Beauty is every where I turned. I looked at Jayda and she smiled back, that moment there we knew we were special and had best of both worlds. The tail is so powerful we swim faster than dolphins. We swam all the way to the island and discovered there is an entrance to the moon pool. That's what we decided to call it. Seeing the under water entrance made us wonder if there are any other mermaids out there or here. We swam all around the reef and that was the most amazing thing ever. All I kept saying is that this is an amazing miracle. Jayda looked over as if she wanted to race, so we did. She won but I will next time.
Later we got home and it was quiet inside. "Grandma?" I yelled out. "In here." She said calmly. She looked sad and was looking through photos. "Sometime you have to do what you got to do to make yourself happy even though you will leave everything you ever knew behind." She said.i had no idea what to say to that. " Yea..I understand that, and the ocean makes me happy. I love watching it." I said nervously. She smiled as if she knew something. " Just watching it?, You know I may be mean sometimes, but I'm not stupid. I got secrets too." She said. I knew now that she knows.

"Come, I want to show you something."She walked me to what I always thought was a basement. But trap door leas too a beautiful grotto filled with jewels and antiques from centuries ago lost at sea. "OMG...grandma why is this here?, Are you ...?" I stopped I was so amazed at the beauty. Then she turned to me and said "enjoy the gift. Your mother and I did, and now I'm too old and sick to swim alone, so enjoy this life, there is so much you don't know and confirm explore. I love you." She cried. "Come, lets go." I said. She looked scared. " One last swim, for you." She cried. We jumped in and swam to reef, to my surprise grandma was so beautiful and graceful. She lead me to the other mermaids and introduced me. I was shocked that grandma knew all these mermaids. They call a group of mermaids a pod. Which I am now in. "What about Jayda?" I asked. " The head of mermaid council irina said to bring her by and introduce her tomorrow. I was so happy and could not believe my grandma was so awesome.

All of a sudden my mother with Jayda cane up behind me. "Mom!, Jayda!" I gave them hugs and kisses. It felt so good that I didn't have to keep this secret from my family. And we can always go out together. Then grandma gave me her ring she called a moon ring. "It's a powerful ring, do not use it until the council okays it." She said seriously. "Thank you!" I said. We swam back, and grandma layed down on bed and we prayed and watched as she took her last breath. We cried and layed with her. Then the coroner and cops came and took her away. I will never forget you and I will remember miracles happen everyday and I will honor my grandma with this ring and this new world. Miracles happen everyday.